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Keyboard Magazine thought that Yamaha had a lot more features for the 
buck over the Roland. Sound is another issue, very subjective. For 
me, the cost, the # of keys, the control matrix, and the aftertouch 
make the Yamaha a more useful synth.The Roland has more knobs, but 
how many knobs do you need? The free EG is also very useful. I agree 
that the fattest sound is not always the best. With the Pulse width 
mod, the various filters etc, you can get a nice thin cutting sound 
from the Yamaha. Metallic glassy sounds also are easy to program. I 
bought my Yamaha for $500.00 brand new. I have never, in 20 years, 
ever seen a synth that comes anywhere near this kind of power for 
that kind of money.

I don't like a lot of the presets. To me they sound very 70s 
progressive rock, while I'm looking for 70s funk and 90's effect 
sounds. I think the presets turned a lot of potential buyers off. Bad 
news for Yamaha. Good news for me.

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